Reports: Falls and Chemical or Pathogen Exposures Cost more than $2M in 2 Years

Claims resulting from workplace exposure to chemical and environmental hazards cost an average of $14,469, while claims resulting from falls in the construction industry cost an average of $30,931, according to a pair of reports released by the Maine Department of Labor this week. The Labor Department said fall injuries cost Maine employers and their insurers $1.5 million from 2011 through 2013. A separate report says that exposure to workplace chemical and environmental hazards, such as microbes, cost a total of $665,564.22 in 2012 and 2013. The first report, Roofing and Building Exterior ...